The Agency reserves the right to decide that one firm is more responsive than the others and to select after review of the written submittals only.

The Agency reserves the right to reject any and all submissions, request additional information, amend the project schedule, or issue additional requirements throughout the selection process. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to verify that all necessary information is submitted by the due date.

The Agency reserves the right to modify any portion, postpone or cancel this RFP at any time, and/or reject any and all submissions without indicating any reason. No submission documents will be returned.

The Agency reserves the right to reject individual team members, firms, and request substitution without indicating any reason prior to contract award;

The Agency highly encourages participation by local qualified firms and Contractors in all aspects of contracting unless the project requires unusual or highly specialized services.

The Agency actively encourages participation of small, minority and women owned business enterprises in all aspects of contracting.

No compensation is offered for any work related to this selection process. Submissions are entirely voluntary. All original documents including electronic files become the property of the Agency. If any submission is late or incomplete in any way, that Contractor will be eliminated from consideration.

Materials contained in each proposal will be considered proprietary until selection. Following selection, however, the contract scope of work may be amended by the Agency and negotiated based upon ideas provided by any source.

In accordance with federal and state laws, the Agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran's status or disability in the provision of services.

Procured Consultants / Contractors will not be considered Agency personnel and the Agency assumes proposal of certain personnel to be a statement of their availability to do the work.

The Agency reserves the right to select more than one respondent, to select a respondent(s) for specific purposes or for any combination of specific purposes, and to defer the selection of any respondent(s) to a time of the Agency’s choosing.

The Agency reserves the right to put a particular scope of work out to bid under a separate contract if it deems it advantageous to the Agency.

The Agency reserves the right to allow other Housing Authorities or governmental agencies to piggyback from this solicitation or any contract arising from this solicitation. It is the sole discretion of the Contractor to enter into accept such agreement with a third party agency.